You may find yourself doing all you can to avoid having to take part in normal human interactions today. However, a shy mood can transform into something more debilitating if you cut yourself off completely from your peers, colleagues, and loved ones. You can overcome this withdrawn and bashful mood by confronting your feelings proactively. As you assess this newly developed introversion, you may discover that avoidance is your method of dealing with the potential for uncomfortable misunderstandings or disagreements. Regaining your ability to relate to others effectively today can be as easy as acknowledging your fears and then doing precisely what you are afraid of.

When we face our fears directly, we often discover that the ideas, individuals, or circumstances that frightened us are in no way as daunting as we imagined them to be. Doing this requires a great deal of strength and courage, but the reward we receive in return—namely, knowing that we are capable of besting our terror—is a truly wonderful gift. What initially scares us can grow in the incubator of our thoughts until reaching unrealistic proportions, leaving us anticipating what is to come with disproportionate dread. Accepting this simple fact enables us to feel our fear without shying away from it and eventually see that fear for what it is: an expression of our aversion to the unknown. As you confront your trepidation today, you will come to understand that the threat you perceived was little more than a trick of the mind.